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Sword

From the MapleStory Classic Wiki, mirrored inside MPStorys
For the basic weapon item, see Sword (item).
Sword
Lionheart
Warrior bladed weapon, available in 1-handed and 2-handed variants.
Type
Class
1-handed or 2-handed melee
Used by
Primary stat
Off-hand
Shield (1-handed only)
Mastery
Sword Mastery (Fighter, Page)

Sword is the iconic warrior weapon and the most common starting weapon for new Warrior players. Swords come in two variants: a faster, lower-damage 1-handed form that pairs with a shield and a slower, higher-damage 2-handed form that occupies both hands. Both scale with STR in the warrior melee damage formula and both are mastered through the Sword Mastery skill of the Fighter and Page sub-jobs.

What a sword does

  • Functions as a standard melee weapon. Strikes the targeted monster at short range; can be used with every warrior swing skill that does not specify a different weapon type (Power Strike, Slash Blast, and most generic warrior actives).
  • Scales damage on STR. The warrior damage formula uses STR as the dominant multiplier; a sword's contribution is its weapon-attack value, which is added to (and multiplied through) the formula.
  • 1-handed variants free the off-hand. A 1-handed sword leaves room for a shield, which adds physical and magical defense and (depending on the shield) a small STR bonus.
  • 2-handed variants hit harder per swing. Same-level 2-handed swords have a meaningfully higher base attack than their 1-handed counterparts, at the cost of the shield slot and a slightly slower attack speed.

Used by

All three warrior sub-jobs (Fighter, Page, Spearman) can equip swords, but the Fighter and Page branches both have a Sword Mastery skill providing the per-weapon-type mastery bonus. Spearmen instead favour spears and polearms. A Warrior who plans to specialise in sword combat can choose either Fighter or Page at second job.

Beginner characters can equip basic-tier swords without restriction, though without any sword-related skills the damage is poor.

List of swords

Every sword tracked on the wiki, grouped into one-handed and two-handed variants. Default sort is by required level ascending, then weapon attack descending; click any column header to re-sort.

One-handed swords

Lv Item Job Atk speed WA MA SPEED Slots
0 Sword (item) Fast 17 7
0 Old Gladius icon Old Gladius Fast 10
10 Long Sword icon Long Sword Fast 27 7
10 Pumpkin Basket icon Pumpkin Basket Fast 27 3 7
10 Beginner's Long Sword icon Beginner's Long Sword Fast 26 7
15 Saw icon Saw Fast 36 7
15 Sabre icon Sabre Warrior Fast 32 7
20 Machete icon Machete Warrior/Thief Fast 37 7
20 Viking Sword icon Viking Sword Warrior Fast 37 7
25 Eloon icon Eloon Warrior/Thief Fast 42 7
27 Sky Blue Umbrella icon Sky Blue Umbrella Fast 33 12 7
30 Gladius icon Gladius Warrior Fast 47 7
35 Cutlus icon Cutlus Warrior Fast 55 7
35 Red Whip icon Red Whip Fast 52 15 7
40 Traus icon Traus Warrior Fast 60 7
40 Yellow Umbrella icon Yellow Umbrella Fast 57 52 7
45 Hero's Gladius icon Hero's Gladius Warrior Fast 62 7
50 Jeweled Katar icon Jeweled Katar Warrior Fast 70 7
60 Neocora icon Neocora Warrior Fast 77 7
70 Red Katana icon Red Katana Warrior Fast 87 7

Two-handed swords

Lv Item Job Atk speed WA Slots
10 Wooden Sword icon Wooden Sword Warrior/Bowman/Thief Fast 30 7
15 Wooden Baseball Bat icon Wooden Baseball Bat Fast 35 7
20 Two-Handed Sword icon Two-Handed Sword Warrior Fast 40 7
25 Broadsword icon Broadsword Warrior Fast 45 7
30 Scimitar icon Scimitar Warrior Normal 53 7
30 Aluminum Baseball Bat icon Aluminum Baseball Bat Fast 50 7
35 Lionheart icon Lionheart Warrior Fast 55 7
40 Zard icon Zard Warrior Fast 60 7
50 Lion's Fang icon Lion's Fang Warrior Normal 73 7
60 Sparta icon Sparta Warrior Normal 83 7
70 Doombringer icon Doombringer Warrior Normal 93 7

See also